Inspection, maintenance, and certification of recovery material bulk containers (RMBC) at the norfolk naval shipyard (NNSY), portsmouth, virginia

This notice does NOT constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. The intent of this pre-solicitation synopsis is to inform potential offerors of an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) for the Inspection, Maintenance and Certification of Recovery Material Bulk Containers (RMBC) located at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY), Portsmouth, Virginia

The work includes, but is not limited to non-recurring work items to perform inspection, maintenance, and certification of Recovery Material Bulk Containers (RMBC). All work will be performed at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia.

The contract term will be one (1) base period plus four (4) option years. The Government will issue a minimum guarantee to the successful offeror via task order 0001.  The minimum guarantee covers the full term of the contract to include all option years.

The appropriate North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 811310 – Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment, and the Small Business Size Standard is $8,000,000.

The solicitation will be issued utilizing the Sealed Bid procedures outlined in FAR Part 14.103-2. This procurement will not allow for trade-offs.  Award will be made to the responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the invitation for bids, will be most advantageous to the Government, considering only price and the price-related factors included in the invitation.

This contract will replace a contract for similar services awarded in FY 2015. Projects awarded under this IDIQ have an estimated cost of approximately $156,0001 (indefinite quantity estimate/maximum value per year).

A Sources Sought notice was issued on 05 November 2019 to determine the capability of small businesses to perform the requirement.  Based upon analysis of the data considered, and in accordance with FAR 19.501(c), the Contracting Officer has determined that there is not a reasonable expectation that an adequate number of Small Business firms would respond to or be qualified to perform the requirements of this solicitation.  A DD2579 Small Business Coordination Record recommending full and open competition was approved by the NAVFAC MIDLANT Deputy for Small Business on 03 December 2019.  On 03 December 2019, the Small Business Administration (SBA) Procurement Center Representative (PCR) concurred with this recommendation.

The specifications for this project will be posted with the solicitation and are not available at this time.  The Invitation for Bids will be issued approximately 30 days after receipt of solicitation to beta.sam.gov website.  Contractors are encouraged to register for the solicitation when downloading from the website.  A free Acrobat Reader, required to view the PDF files, can be downloaded from the Adobe website.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:  All prospective offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).  You must have an active registration in SAM to do business with the federal government.  For additional information, go to https://www.sam.gov.

Questions regarding this notice should be directed to Barbara Williamson-Garris at barbara.williamson-g@navy.mil